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[PFOHO] YOU'RE INVITED: THE SPRING QUAD FORMAL! Ticketing Info Inside!

by Mo Kim

You are cordially invited to the Spring Quad Formal *Friday April 28* · on · *The Quad Lawn* · at · *9 PM to 1 AM* RSVP *here* <https://www.facebook.com/events/284740171982853/>. *TICKET SALES: *cash · check · venmo when tickets are still available *Farkas Hall Box Office *· anytime when tickets are still available, online or in person *Thursday 4/20 *· Dinner in Quad Houses *Saturday 4/22 *· *Dinner in Annenberg* & Dinner in Quad Houses *Sunday 4/23* · *Brunch in Annenberg* & Dinner in Quad Houses *Monday 4/24* · Dinner in Quad Houses *Tuesday 4/25 *· Dinner in Quad Houses *Wednesday 4/26* · Dinner in Quad Houses *Thursday 4/27* · Dinner in Quad Houses *Tickets may sell out quickly, in which case later ticketing times may be cancelled* *Hope to see you there,* The House Committees of *Cabot · Currier · Pforzheimer* Mo Kim (pronouns: they/he) Harvard College Class of 2018 AB Candidate in History and Literature *Thoughts on Pfoho house life? Reach us * *here!* <http://tinyurl.com/pfohopfeedback> _______________________________________________ Pfoho-announce mailing list Pfoho-announce(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu To unsubscribe from this list or get other information: https://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/pfoho-announce

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[PFOHO] Brain break now has lactose-free/non-dairy milk!

by Mo Kim

Dear Pfoho, Thanks to the thoughtful note somebody left on the Pfoho pfeedback pform <http://tinyurl.com/pfohopfeedback>, the Pfoho HUDS staff has agreed to move the lactose-free/non-dairy milks to outside the servery, meaning that they will be available for Brain Break from now on! Do with this information what you will (and a *huge *thanks to our lovely Pfoho HUDS managers, Austin and Phillip, for incorporating this feedback). Pflove, Your Pfriendly Pfoho HoCo Mo Kim (pronouns: they/he) Harvard College Class of 2018 AB Candidate in History and Literature *Thoughts on Pfoho house life? Reach us * *here!* <http://tinyurl.com/pfohopfeedback> _______________________________________________ Pfoho-announce mailing list Pfoho-announce(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu To unsubscribe from this list or get other information: https://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/pfoho-announce

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[PFOHO] Tonight in the dining hall: cakes and cards for Staff Appreciation Day!

by Mo Kim

Dearest Pfohosers, Does thinking about our House Staff make you feel warm and pfuzzy inside like the polar bear below? If so, you're in luck: *tonight's Staff Appreciation Day! *Drop by anytime during dinner to grab some chocolate cake, sign some cards, and show your appreciation for our HUDS workers, security guards, janitorial staff, and House administrators! Pflove, Your Pfriendly Pfoho HoCo + UC Representatives Mo Kim (pronouns: they/he) Harvard College Class of 2018 AB Candidate in History and Literature *Thoughts on Pfoho house life? Reach us * *here!* <http://tinyurl.com/pfohopfeedback> _______________________________________________ Pfoho-announce mailing list Pfoho-announce(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu To unsubscribe from this list or get other information: https://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/pfoho-announce

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[PFOHO] THIS SATURDAY, 8pm: Come join us for a premier screening of Oprah Winfrey's film, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

by Harrington, Anne

Dear all, On Saturday, 8pm in the Pfoho Dining Hall, we will be screening Oprah Winfrey’s new film, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. This film is based the book of the same name, and documents the true story of an African-American tobacco farmer named Henrietta Lacks who, in 1951, had a tissue sample removed, without her knowledge or consent, from the malignant tumor on her cervix. These cells, nicknamed HeLa, revolutionized medical research. But while the cells themselves helped give rise to pharmaceuticals that could combat diseases like polio, cancer and AIDS, the story of the woman from whom they came remained largely unknown. White journalist Rebecca Skloot aimed to remedy this situation with her 2010 best-selling book. Now the story of that book has been adapted for television, in a 90-minute drama starring Oprah Winfrey as Henrietta's daughter Deborah and Rose Byrne as Skloot. [cid:image001.png@01D2B830.65A440D0] [cid:image002.png@01D2B830.65A440D0] We will be joined at this screening by two faculty who do scholarly work on the complex dynamics of race and medicine in American history: Professor Evelynn Hammonds (AAAS and History of Science, Harvard) and Professor Susan Reverby (History, Women and Gender Studies, Wellesley). After the screening, these two scholars will assess the film, and facilitate a conversation. Please join us for what should be an entertaining and thought-provoking evening! Plus – there will be popcorn, cookies and drinks to sustain us! Anne _______________________________________________ Pfoho-announce mailing list Pfoho-announce(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu To unsubscribe from this list or get other information: https://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/pfoho-announce

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[PFOHO] Fwd: March for Science with Drew Faust (Sat, 4/22, 9:30am, Science Center Plaza)

by Sebastian Jackson

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: George Karandinos <gkarandinos(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 4:28 PM Subject: PLEASE SEND! March for Science with Drew Faust (Sat, 4/22, 9:30am, Science Center Plaza) To: Anna Ruman <Anna_Ruman@hms. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: George Karandinos <gkarandinos(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 4:20 PM Subject: March for Science with Drew Faust (Sat, 4/22, 9:30am, Science Center Plaza) To: Mather Official <mather_official-list(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu> [image: Inline image 2] March for Science April 22, Science Center Plaza Featuring remarks by President Drew Faust and Prof. Naomi Oreskes *9.30 – 11am: Rally on campus* Speakers: Drew Faust, Naomi Oreskes, Melissa Franklin, Cassandra Extavour (and more!) Music: Vocal Opposition, BABAM *11am – 2pm: March to Boston Common* Marching orders: March down Mass Ave. to MIT; Rally at MIT; March across Harvard bridge; Rally with BU, Northeastern and Harvard Longwood on Commonwealth; Arrive at the Common Or stick around the Plaza for the EAC Earth Day festival! *2-4pm: City-wide rally* www.MarchForScienceBoston.com <http://www.marchforscienceboston.com/> Facebook: ‘March for Science Harvard (Cambridge and Allston Campuses)’ <https://www.facebook.com/events/332871493780992/> www.MarchForScienceHarvard.com <http://www.marchforscienceharvard.com/> HELP NEEDED!!! SIGN UP <https://goo.gl/forms/aDSCvaIFWc4LhPut1> TO BE A MARSHAL (1 hour training pre-rally and then help keep the marchers safe on the way to the Common) Select one of the available trainings (more info will be sent to those who sign up): *Tuesday, MGH: 5:30 PM* Simches Building (Next to the Whole Foods on Cambridge Street) Meet outside of the front doors to be let in. *Tuesday, Harvard Longwood: 7:00 PM* Center for Life Science, 3 Blackfan Circle., 7th Floor conference room Meet in the 2nd floor lobby to to be let in. *Wednesday, Harvard Cambridge: 6:30* Boylston Hall Room 335 (in the yard) *Thursday, MIT: 7 PM* MIT Room 2-131 (Building 2 <http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=2>, Room 131 on the first floor) *Friday, BU: 6 PM* Exact Location TBA -- *Sebastian Jackson* Ph.D. Student in African and African American Studies Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Harvard University _______________________________________________ Pfoho-announce mailing list Pfoho-announce(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu To unsubscribe from this list or get other information: https://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/pfoho-announce

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[PFOHO] Pfoho Newsletter - April 17, 2017

by Watts, Suzanne

The Pforzheimer Newsletter April 17, 2017 "All The News That Pfits We Print" Tutor on call, 4/17-4/24/17 Bolaji Ogunsola 617-651-1636 (tutor-on-call cell) Beginning at 5:00 p.m. Monday and ending at 9:00 a.m. the following Monday, a resident tutor or tutors will be on call to assist Pforzheimer House residents with any emergencies that arise. The name and phone number of the tutor(s) on call is listed in each week's Newsletter and will also be posted outside the House Offices and throughout the Pfoho buildings. This Week in Pfoho: Monday, April 17 [plant08[1]] Seedling Planting + Pf-Garden Club info/sign-up Dinnertime Dhall Tuesday, April 18 Staff House Appreciation Day 5:00-7:30pm DHall Sponsored by PfoHoCo Thursday, April 20 S'mores Stein Club, PfoHoCo 9:00pm Jordans Courtyard Friday, April 21 NO Pfoho Pfriday this week due to Yardfest Neighborhood Party 3:30-5:30pm Quad Lawn YARDFEST 5:00-9:00pm Harvard Yard Saturday, April 22 Film Screening: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 8:00pm Pfoho DHall followed by discussion with Prof. Evelynn Hammonds (more info below) Sunday, April 23 Bubble Soccer! 11:00-2:00pm Quad Lawn 2017 Senior Theses Pforum 7:00-9:00pm Hastings LR & SCR Pfaculty Dean Open House 9:00-10:00pm Pfac Dean Res HoCo Meeting 10:00pm Hastings Room Next Week in Pfoho: Wenesday, April 26 Pforum w/Parker Quartet 6:00pm Hastings/Balcony/Holmes Thursday, April 27 Reading Period begins Friday, April 28 Pfoho Pfriday, the Pfinal One 5:00-6:00pm JCR Quad Spring Pformal 9:00p-1:00a Quad Lawn Tent Sunday, April 30 HoCo Meeting 10:00pm Hastings Room ************************************************************** Notes from the Allston Burr Assistant Dean, Brigitte Libby, pforzheimerhousedean(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:pforzheimerhousedean@fas.harvard.edu>: If you have questions about any of this or encounter any problems, please feel free to email Abby at pforz(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:pforz@fas.harvard.edu> or me at pforzheimerhousedean(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:pforzheimerhousedean@fas.harvard.edu>. PFOHO DOSSIER SERVICE: If you would like to start collecting letters of recommendation for summer programs, fellowships, or grad school, you can use Pfoho's Dossier Service to keep letters on file for future use. Information on the service, as well as the required waiver form, is available at http://pfoho.harvard.edu/Dossier. Stop by Abby's office if you have any further questions. USEFUL WEBSITES: Instructions for many my.harvard processes can be found here: http://about.my.harvard.edu/students Abby has created an update "key processes" page that answers many frequently asked questions- so please take a look! http://pfoho.harvard.edu/Processes WANT TO MEET WITH BRIGITTE? You can check my office hours and sign up for an appointment on my google calendar at http://bit.ly/Pflibby<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bit.ly_Pflibby&d=CwMGaQ…> If these times don't work for you, just email me and we will set something else up outside those times. Abby is ordinarily in from 9-5 Mon-Fri, and she always knows how to reach me. best, Brigitte Inside-Pfoho Announcements: Film Screening: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, based on the book by Rebecca Skloot, and staring Oprah Winfrey. Saturday, April 22, 8:00pm, Pfoho Dining Hall Moderated by Prof. Evelynn Hammonds, and Prof . Susan Reverby from Wellesley The book is about Henrietta Lacks<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Lacks> and the immortal cell line<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_immortality#Cell_lines>, known as HeLa<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HeLa>, that came from Lacks's cervical cancer<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cervical_cancer> cells in 1951. The book is notable for its science writing<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_writing> and dealing with ethical issues<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethics_in_medicine> of race and class in medical research<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_research>. Movie snacks provided. Don't miss this special showing! 2017 Pfoho Senior Theses Pforum - Sunday, April 24th - 7:00-9:00pm - Hastings & SCR 5:30p: Dinner with Presenters in the Dining Hall 7:00-9:00p: Coffee & Presentations in the Hastings Room and Senior Common Room 9:00-10:00: Celebration and Conversation at the pFaculty Deans' Open House Pfoho Senior Thesis writers will showcase the "Big Idea" of their research with brief 5-minute TED-Talk style presentations, followed by a group Q&A. To close the evening, the pFaculty Deans will raise a glass with all in attendance and give a special Champaign/Cider Toast honoring all of our Pfabulous senior thesis writers and presenters. We will then move to the pFaculty Deans' residence for celebration and conversation with presenters. Coming Next Week: Pfoho Pforum - Wednesday, April 26th -- with the Parker String Quartet Rescheduled from prior snow-day date! We're once again fortunate to have The Parker String Quartet, Blodgett Artists-in-Residence at Harvard, perform a brief in-House Pforum concert for us, with commentary by the Quartet members, featuring music of Shostakovich, Britten, and Schubert. Reception in the Hastings Living Room at 6:00pm; dinner on the balcony at 6:30pm; followed by dessert and performance in the Holmes Heritage Room at 7:15pm. All welcome. Pfoho Upperclass Housing Lottery Results are UP!!! Please take a minute to check the list posted online at http://pfoho.harvard.edu/housing, click on "Jr/Sr Rooms Chosen" (underneath "Available Rooms for 2017 Lottery). A hard copy is also posted on the House Office windows. If you need to change room assignments within blocks, or if you see any errors, please let me know asap. Thanks, Pfoho! - Sue (swatts(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:swatts@fas.harvard.edu>) Newsletter Editor/Pforum poster designer 2017-18 Wanted: Pfoho will need a new Newsletter editor/Pforum poster designer starting in the Fall of 2017, to take up Monica's post since she'll be graduating! Sigh. It entails completing the Newsletter each Monday afternoon (electronic and table versions), and designing 8-10 posters a year for Pforum and other special events happening in Pfoho. If interested, please contact Sue Watts (swatts(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:swatts@fas.harvard.edu>) or Monica Marion (monicamarion(a)college.harvard.edu<mailto:monicamarion@college.harvard.edu>). Pfoho IMs: Spring IMs: We have a jam-packed season full of fun sports coming up, with pfootball, soccer, and ultimate tournaments, along with volleyball and softball seasons, IM Crew, and Harvard on the Move! So let's get on out there and enjoy the beginning of spring! Thanks, and GO PFOHO!!! Games this week: Monday, April 17: Sopftball vs. Cabot, 9:00pm at New Jordan Field/Soldier's Field Thursday, April 20: B Volleyball vs. Adams, 9:00pm at QRAC Playoff Soccer, 8:15 at Cumnock Field If you have any questions, contact Pfoho IM Coordinator Jeremy Dietrich, jdietrich(a)college.harvard.edu<mailto:jdietrich@college.harvard.edu> Outside-Pfoho Announcements Writing & Risk, Six Writers in Conversation Wednesday, April 19th, 5:00pm, Forum Room, Lamont Library Speakers will include Harvard's Scholars at Risk program scholars: Beekan Guluma Erena, Sreang Heng, Amanda Hopkinson, Jorge Olivera Castillo, Mahmoud Nowara, and Kanchana Ugbabe (current Pfoho Faculty Row resident). Moderated by Jane Unrue, Scholars at Risk Program coordinator THIS WEEK AT The Bureau of Study Counse See here for full list of events: http://bsc.harvard.edu/ THIS WEEK AT THE OFFICE OF CAREER SERVICES See here for full list of events: http://ocs.fas.harvard.edu/college-advising Pfood for Pf-thought: Have a pfun pfact? Email submissions to monicamarion(a)college.harvard.edu<mailto:monicamarion@college.harvard.edu> This Week: Why a piano can never be in tune [cid:image004.png@01D2B79E.4E97C250] Bear with me on this one, the reasoning is very interesting but involves a bit of math. (Physics and music majors feel free to write in with corrections). A piano uses strings to make sound, and the strings vibrate in certain waves. Think of swinging a rope with someone holding the other end-the faster you swing the more "bumps" you see (as in the picture). More bumps in a instrument string produces higher pitched sounds: two bumps (twice as fast) would be an octave above and 3 bumps makes a perfect fifth. These different vibration frequencies give what we call notes and intervals! The problem comes when you try to tune an instrument using these different intervals. Keyboard instruments have 12 notes in an octave. To give an example, if you tried tuning these 12 notes by making each whole step a "whole step" interval above the previous one, you'd make the ratio of the frequencies 8 to 9. Unfortunately, when you do this 6 times and reach the note that should be an octave above, the frequency will be too high! (try doing the math: (8/9)^6 won't be exactly 2). One method for tuning, invented by Pythagoras, calculates all the notes by using [cid:image006.png@01D2B79E.4E97C250] perfect 5th intervals. This keeps the octave and the 5th perfectly tuned, but as soon as you want to play in a different key, the relationships fall apart. So modern Western music uses a system of tuning called "equal temperament" which divides the octave into 12 equal parts (each frequency is the previous frequency times the 12th root of 2). This means all the intervals are pretty close to what they should be, just a tiny bit off. This is why certain chords on piano make a sort of "wa wa" sound that, say, a violin tuned by ear would not. But this way a piano can be more versatile. Any key you want to play in will be equally and just slightly out of tune. Watch/hear more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=139&v=1Hqm0dYKUx4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUBkbrvCmGA Thanks for the pfun pfact this week goes to Shai Szulanski and honorary Pfohoser Jesse Thue! Come see them (and me!) sing broadway songs accompanied by a very slightly out of tune piano this Saturday in the Noteables Spring Concert: 8pm in Leverett Library Theater! The Pfoho Newsletter comes out every Monday afternoon (or a day or two later if there's a holiday) It's a good resource of all things Pfoho, including events, deadlines, etc., so please take a minute each week to read it over. If you'd like to include an announcement, just send it to Sue Watts (swatts@fas) by Monday at noon, or Monica Marion (monicamarion@college). Calendar events and lots of other helpful info are also online at http://pfoho.harvard.edu/. -------------------- Suzanne Watts House Administrator, Pforzheimer House 56 Linnaean St., Cambridge, MA 02138 Ph: 617-495-8166 / Fax: 617-496-3788 www.pfoho.harvard.edu<http://www.pfoho.harvard.edu/> _______________________________________________ Pfoho-announce mailing list Pfoho-announce(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu To unsubscribe from this list or get other information: https://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/pfoho-announce

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[PFOHO] April Newsletter

by Hunter Richards

Pfoho HoCo April Newsletter.pdf <https://drive.google.com/a/college.harvard.edu/file/d/0B47c3y1egplFa3pOLTN5…> Hey Pfoho, HoCo has a lot planned for April! Check out the newsletter for all the fun upcoming events, and stay tuned to Pf-open and the Pfacebook <https://www.facebook.com/pfoho.hoco> for more details. We hope to see you there! Best, PfoHoCo _______________________________________________ Pfoho-announce mailing list Pfoho-announce(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu To unsubscribe from this list or get other information: https://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/pfoho-announce

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[PFOHO] HoCo Meeting at 10 tonight!

by Mo Kim

Hello, pfriends, Hope everybody got a glimpse of the gorgeous weather today! If you're feeling like you'd like to bask in it for a little longer, come by the Hastings Room tonight to nap on the couches---I mean, join us for HoCo. *Agenda for this week:* -Yardfest Block Party -Quad Pformal Updates -HUDS/Staff Appreciation Day -Bubble Soccer (with a potential twist...) -Uhauls for the Pfreshmen -Sophomore Pre-Orientation/Transition -Social Chair Update -Stein Chair Update -Quartermaster Update -UC and Intramurals Update See you tonight, Mo Mo Kim (pronouns: they/he) Harvard College Class of 2018 AB Candidate in History and Literature *Thoughts on Pfoho house life? Reach us * *here!* <http://tinyurl.com/pfohopfeedback> _______________________________________________ Pfoho-announce mailing list Pfoho-announce(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu To unsubscribe from this list or get other information: https://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/pfoho-announce

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[PFOHO] In an hour! Clothes and snacks at the Quad Clothing Swap/Drive!

by Mo Kim

See y'all there! :) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Camille DeSisto" <camilledesisto(a)college.harvard.edu> Date: Apr 10, 2017 9:15 PM Subject: [Pfoho-open] Quad Clothing Swap/ Drive! SATURDAY APRIL 15 To: <pfoho-open(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu> Cc: *Have old clothes that you don't know what to do with? * *Tired of your current wardrobe and want to switch it up (for free!)? * *Want to reduce your waste and help conserve resources? * *Come to the Quad Clothing Swap! * *Saturday April 15th, 4-6pm* * Comstock Living Room, Pfoho* ** Come and donate old clothes or swap them for new ones! All left over clothes will be donated. Stop by or stick around and learn about sustainable/ responsible consumerism . Light refreshments will be served. All students are welcome! Although this event will be held in the quad, riverlings are encouraged to participate. If you are unable to come to the event but would still like to donate clothes (or have any other questions), please contact camilledesisto(a)college.harvard.edu _______________________________________________ Pfoho-open mailing list Pfoho-open(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu To unsubscribe from this list or get other information: https://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/pfoho-open _______________________________________________ Pfoho-announce mailing list Pfoho-announce(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu To unsubscribe from this list or get other information: https://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/pfoho-announce

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[PFOHO] Pfoho Pfriday pfeaturing the 6ft and QGrille - TODAY - 5-6pm - JCR

by Watts, Suzanne

Happy Sunny Pfriday, Pfoho, Today's Pfoho Pfriday will pfeature the 6 foot long subs!! C'mon down at 5pm in the JCR! ALSO - drum roll please - as an added attraction today, The QUAD GRILLE will be open during Pfoho Pfriday, too!!! More pfood, more pflove! Today's Pfantastic Tutor Hosts: Cassie R. and Erik N. [https://subwaycatering.com/Images/Subway/img_giantsubs.png] Pfoho Pfriday - THE way to start your weekend. See you there!! [cid:image001.jpg@01CD0849.EEDDF1D0] Pfantasitc Pfoho Pfreshmen, you know the drill by now. Shuttles will run from the Widener Gate at 4:45, 5:10, and 5:35. You can also check the Shuttle Tracker here<http://www.shuttle.harvard.edu/> or just stroll up Garden Street! C'mon up! -------------------- Suzanne Watts House Administrator, Pforzheimer House 56 Linnaean St., Cambridge, MA 02138 Ph: 617-495-8166 / Fax: 617-496-3788 www.pfoho.harvard.edu<http://www.pfoho.harvard.edu/> _______________________________________________ Pfoho-announce mailing list Pfoho-announce(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu To unsubscribe from this list or get other information: https://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/pfoho-announce

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